James Bond 24: What is Spectre and who is Blofeld? - Telegraph James Bond James Bond 24: What is Spectre and who is Blofeld? Bond 24's title has been revealed as Spectre, but what's the story behind the name? And will its leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, appear in the new film? Follow So the wait is over: it’s been announced that the 24th James Bond film will be called Spectre. Which means a return to the screen for the fictional terrorist organisation that featured in both the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, and the films adapted from them. What does Spectre stand for? Spectre is an acronym for SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. The organisation made its first appearance in Fleming's 1961 novel Thunderball, and on screen in the first Bond film, Dr No (1962). Who are the members of Spectre? A heady mix of nasties, beginning with suave, metal-handed scientist Dr Julius No (Joseph Wiseman), followed by the eyepatch-wearing Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) in Thunderball.

Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya), famous for her bladed shoes in From Russia With Love, was Number 3 in the organisation (having defected from Smersh), and the sinister Mr Wint (Bruce Glover) and Mr Kidd (Putter Smith), who tried to cremate Bond in Diamonds Are Forever, were also henchmen of the gang. But most famous of all is Spectre's Number 1: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Related Articles 12 Feb 2015 Who is Blofeld? The ultimate super-villain, his heart set on world domination, Blofeld appeared in three Bond novels (Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice) and seven Bond films (From Russia with Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, For Your Eyes Only and Never Say Never Again). With his Nehru-collared suit and white Turkish angora cat, he is one of the most recognisable of the Bond characters, and has been parodied in everything from Danger Mouse to Austin Powers, where he was the main inspiration for Mike Myers's Dr Evil.

His name was inspired by a boy Ian Fleming was at Eton with, Thomas Blofeld – father of the cricket commentator Henry "Blowers" Blofeld. What does Blofeld look like? Blofeld is a man of many guises. In From Russia With Love and Thunderball his face was never seen. In those films his body (only glimpsed below the neck) was that of Anthony Dawson (who also appeared in Dial M For Murder, and later popped up in 1967 Italian Bond spoof OK Connery) and his voice was supplied by the Viennese actor Eric Pohlmann. In the Bond books, Fleming had Blofeld undergo plastic surgery to maintain his anonymity.

This helps to make sense of the fact that Blofeld has been played by a series of different actors: Donald Pleasence (You Only Live Twice; bald, with a scar across his eye); Telly Savalas (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service; bald, no earlobes); Charles Gray (Diamonds Are Forever; grey-haired, earlobes restored); John Hollis (For Your Eyes Only; wheelchair-bound and never referred to by name because of copyright disputes over Thunderball); and Max von Sydow (grey-haired, bearded) in 1983’s Never Say Never Again. Will Blofeld make an appearance in the new film? Ostensibly, the answer is no; the role was not mentioned at the Bond 24 press conference. But remember that Blofeld is a master of disguise, and consider the character to be played by Christoph Waltz. The two-time Oscar-winner will play Franz Oberhauser, son of Hannes Oberhauser, the Austrian climbing and skiing instructor who taught Bond when 007 was a boy. Rumour has it that Franz will turn into Blofeld – and thus Waltz will become the fifth (credited) actor to play the villain.

Spectre is released on October 23 2015 in the UK and November 6 2015 in the US Spectre unveiling: new James Bond film cast revealed Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial» Ernst Stavro Blofeld | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Donald Pleasence as Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967). Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character and a supervillain from the James Bond series of novels and films, who was created by Ian Fleming and Kevin McClory. An evil genius with aspirations of world domination, he is the archenemy of the British Secret Service agent James Bond and is head of the global criminal organisation SPECTRE . He was played on screen by Donald Pleasence , Telly Savalas , Charles Gray , Max von Sydow and Christoph Waltz , among others.

Blofeld initially appeared in six James Bond films from Eon Productions: From Russia with Love (1963), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and For Your Eyes Only (1981) (the pre-title sequence of which marks his final appearance and the death of this version of the character). Blofeld also appears in Never Say Never Again , the 1983 Warner Brothers remake of Thunderball. An updated version of the character made his return to the Eon series in the 2015 film SPECTRE . Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Character) Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Character) There may be more photos available for this character. To select more photos to be displayed in this character's gallery, click the Edit Photos link. Overview Ernst Stavro Blofeld (alias: Number 1, Comte Balthazar de Bleuville... See more » Alternate Names: Blofeld / Ernst Blofeld / Ernst Stavro Blowfish / Number One Filmography ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" - USA (complete title) ...

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Here he gained access to many secret communications, especially with Poland on the verge of war. This lead to his first scheme, selling this information to overseas secret services. He soon moved to Sweden, and when it became clear which side was going to win the War he started selling his information to the Allies. He finished the War wealthy and with decorations from the British, Americans and French. He then slipped away to South America, where he started to formulate the plans for SPECTRE - "a private enterprise for private profit". It is interesting that although Blofeld is popularly characterised as being bald and frequently petting a white Persian cat, these were both inventions of the movies. In "Thunderball" he is described as a large man with a black crewcut and a cruel face. There is also no indication of a feline obsession. Bond and Blofeld do not actually meet during "Thunderball" (in fact he only appears in two chapters); however the authorities are aware of his existance and the next book, "The Spy Who Loved Me", is set during Bond's hunt for him. The two men finally meet in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Blofeld has changed his appearance slightly - he has lost weight and has long white hair.

Blofeld then returns in "You Only Live Twice", in which he is killed by Bond. Blofeld in the movies Blofeld's movie debut comes very early in the film series, even before the dramatisation of the so-called "Blofeld trilogy". This comes in From Russia With Love, where a change in emphasis from the novel meant that SPECTRE were now the villains (the organisation had previously been mentioned in Dr No). Blofeld is presented to the viewer as a shadowy figure, guiding events from his luxury yacht moored near Venice. His face is not shown - just his hands (provided by Dr No's Anthony Dawson), seen petting the white cat. Blofeld also wears a ring, depicting a white octopus. Blofeld's voice was provided by Eric Pohlmann, who made the character softly spoken and sinister. The character's name is not given in the film itself (he is referred to simply as "Number One"), but it is stated in the credits (although just as Ernst Blofeld). The actors playing him are obscured by a question mark, emphasising the mystery behind the character. The shadowy Blofeld returned two films later in Thunderball, controlling SPECTRE from its headquarters in Paris.

The character was excluded completely from the credits this time around. He is again only referred to as Number One. The audience did not have much longer to wait for their first proper look at Blofeld, since it came in the next movie, You Only Live Twice. However, the early SPECTRE scenes cleverly followed the previous films by refusing to show Blofeld's face. It is only when Bond finally meets him that the audience finally finds out what the head of SPECTRE looks like. However, Blofeld ended up looking very different to how he was originally envisaged. Czechoslovakian actor Jan Werich was cast in the part and had actually filmed a number of scenes before illness forced him to retire from the production. Donald Pleasence was cast as a replacement, establishing the now popular image of Blofeld as a small bald man, parodied in films such as Austin Powers. Blofeld is revealed as having a deep scar over his right eye. This make-up was added to Pleasence in an attempt to make the character more memorable; rejected alternatives included giving him a hump, a limp or a lame hand. His physical appearance aside, Pleasence's Blofeld is not exactly consistent with the character featured previously.

The softly spoken menace of earlier films was replaced by a childish petulance with a Blofeld quick to lose his temper. Blofeld escapes the destruction of his Japanese base and ultimately of SPECTRE itself at the end of You Only Live Twice. He is clearly a wanted fugitive and Bond spends the next two years looking for him prior to On Her Majesty's Secret Service (a mission called Operation Bedlam). Blofeld is finally located masquerading as a Count in Switzerland while planning his latest extortion plot. Blofeld is now played by Telly Savalas; he is still bald but the scar is absent. The change in his appearance is not remarked upon (but then again, neither is the fact that Bond looks difference). This Blofeld seems tougher than previous versions and joins his troops searching the Alps for Bond - something one can't imagine the Pleasence incarnation doing. Blofeld's scheme is foiled but he again escapes. This time he wreaks vengeance on Bond by being ultimately responsible for the murder of his new bride (it is Irma Bunt who actually pulls the trigger; Blofeld is driving). Bond is then somewhat keen to track down Blofeld.

When he finally does, at the start of Diamonds Are Forever, he finds yet another version, played by Charles Gray. Blofeld now has hair and sounds English, exhibiting a wry sense of humour. He is even seen disguised as a woman at one point (and this is something which one can't imagine of the Savalas version!). Blofeld's change of appearance is again not mentioned, although he is seen dabbling in plastic surgery, creating disposable doubles in order to foil potential assassins such as Bond. One wonders why this is necessary, given his apparently chameleon-like abilities. His scheme again foiled, Blofeld attempts to escape in a submersible. However, Bond gains control of the crane which is supposed to be launching it and smashes it around. As such, Blofeld's fate is left ambiguous, presumably to allow the character to return. However, given the fact that this was the last proper appearance of Blofeld this makes for a somewhat disappointing end to Bond's arch enemy, especially given his responsibility for the death of Bond's wife. However, Blofeld did almost return. Early drafts of The Spy Who Loved Me featured both Blofeld and SPECTRE, with SPECTRE itself being outwitted by another terrorist organisation.

However, the consequences of the manner of Blofeld's creation for "Thunderball" came into play. Ten years had elapsed since the film version of SPECTRE's debut novel and Kevin McClory, who had the screen rights to the book, was theoretically free to refilm the story. As such, an injunction was sought against EON for copyright infringement. Rather than face a lengthy legal battle it was decided that SPECTRE and Blofeld should be removed from The Spy Who Loved Me. But still the Blofeld story does not end. The pre-credits sequence to For Your Eyes Only featured Bond being menaced by a bald-headed cat lover who is after revenge. Early versions of the script referred to it being ten years since his last encounter with Bond (Diamonds Are Forever was 1971; this was now 1981). The character was not named, but it is clear who we are supposed to think it is, and as such perhaps we can consider the true death of Blofeld resulted from him being dropped down a giant chimney stack. Of course, Kevin McClory did film "Thunderball" as Never Say Never Again. This featured Max Von Sydow as Blofeld, a smart bearded gent.

Strangely enough, he retained the character's familiar white cat, despite this being the invention of earlier screen interpretations. McClory is attempting to make another version, and it is likely that this would again feature the head of SPECTRE. We may not have heard the last of Ernst Stavro Blofeld... those movie Blofelds in full 1. Anthony Dawson, providing the body of the unseen head of SPECTRE in From Russia With Love and Thunderball. 2. Eric Pohlmann, voice of original unseen Number 1 in From Russia With Love and Thunderball. 3. Jan Werich, the Blofeld we never saw in You Only Live Twice. 4. Donald Pleasence, bald and childish in You Only Live Twice. 5. Telly Savalas, bald and tough in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. 6. Charles Gray, the English cross-dresser in Diamonds Are Forever. 7. John Hollis, the body of the Blofeld-a-like in For Your Eyes Only who wants to buy Bond a delicatessen...in stainless steel. 8. Robert Rietti, who provided the voice of the Blofeld-a-like in For Your Eyes Only. 9.

Max Von Sydow, cool, calm and bearded in Never Say Never Again. The Bond Film Informant was compiled by Matthew Newton . © Copyright MJ Newton. No part of this site may be reproduced without permission unless otherwise stated. Blofeld`s cat a Persian Bond Blofeld's Cat from James Bond films From Russia With Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majestys Secret Service and Diamonds are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me, Never Say Never Again. First appearance of Ernst Stavro Blofeld's white Persian cat From Russia With Love 1963 ERNST STAVRO BLOFELD Blofeld was actually played by Anthony Dawson (who was Professor Dent in Dr No) and his voice was dubbed by Eric Pohlman. Interestingly, it can be seen that Blofeld has hair, in contrast to the bald persona that would become famous. Blofeld's trademark white cat (which is never named) is established here.

Ernst Blofeld Discusses a SPECTRE Plot with Rosa Klebb ERNST STAVRO BLOFELD The actor sitting in the chair playing Blofeld is Anthony Dawson Ernst Blofeld's voice is provided by Eric Pohlmann Anthony Dawson played the role of Professor Dent in Dr. No Anthony Dawson again plays Blofeld in Thunderball Eric Pohlmann also provides the voice of Blofeld in Thunderball Eric Pohlmann and Lotte Lenya (Rosa Klebb) both performed in The Threepenny Opera Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) S.P.E.C.T.R.E NR 1 ERNST STAVRO BLOFELD ‘James Bond 24’: Christoph Waltz to Play Bond Villain Blofeld? ‘James Bond 24’: Christoph Waltz to Play Bond Villain Blofeld? Share Comment Fans have been patiently waiting to see what’s next for the James Bond film franchise – especially after director Sam Mendes launched a widely successful and acclaimed 23rd chapter with Skyfall in 2012.

The 24th Bond film (Bond 24 is the tentative title for now) has brought back Mendes at the helm and put Edge of Tomorrow writer Jez Butterworth on the script, with a cast that includes Daniel Craig once again playing James Bond, Inglourious Basterds star Christoph Waltz potentially playing a villain, with Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista playing a henchman and Blue Is the Warmest Color star Léa Seydoux as the latest Bond girl. Now comes further rumor about the exact antagonist of the film – and they point to something that Bond fans have been hoping for (and expecting) for some time: Word is, Waltz is the new Blofeld. The Daily Mail is reporting that Christoph Waltz is taking on the role of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the nefarious Bond villain who has appeared in seven films (either appearing directly onscreen or with face unseen), played by four actors in direct appearance, and four other actors doing body/voice performance for the obscured appearances.

Blodfeld first appeared in From Russia with Love in 1963, and last appeared in the “unofficial” 007 film Never Say Never Again in 1983, marking thirty-one years since the character has plagued Bond onscreen. Of course Blofeld has lived on in spirit, most notably in parody form; the villain served as the inspiration for Mike Myers’ Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers film franchise. As stated, talk of villains like Blofeld making a return has been circulating for years. Naturally, when Waltz’s name came up as a villain candidate many could see how the actor’s unique mannerisms could translate into something many would imagine as a proper classic Bond villain. Check out some clips of classic Blofeld, compared to Christoph Waltz being bad in Inglourious Basterds: …The concept pretty much sells itself. While The Daily Mail has to be taken with a grain of salt, the site is usually good on its Bond movie information.

Plus there’s the fact that this news just makes sense: By the end of Skyfall, we saw the grittier, more militant James Bond style started with Casino Royale fully rebooted into the more traditional (and fun) Bond lore of the past (Q, M, Moneypenny, etc…). Since the team of MI6 has been given a modern face, it would follow logic that some classic foes of the agency (like Blofeld) also be given an update. With Bautista confirmed as playing the muscle, having Waltz as an eccentric mastermind type (like Blofeld) seems even more fitting. Funny enough, the actor will play a different kind of ruthless businessman in next week’s Horrible Bosses 2 . Blofeld Of course, until we know more about what exactly Mendes and screenwriter Jez Butterworth have in mind, there’s every possibility that Waltz could play a different classic Bond villain – or an entirely new one. James Bond 24 (not the official title) reaches U.S. theaters on November 6th, 2015. Ernst Stavro Blofeld | Villains Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Failure-Intolerant Villain “ James Bond.

Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ernst Stavro Blofeld. They told me you were assassinated in Hong Kong. „ ~ Blofeld to James Bond in You Only Live Twice. Ernst Stavro Blofeld is the most iconic, active, perpetual, and influential villain and the primary antagonist in the James Bond series. He is an evil and knowledgeable criminal mastermind and the archenemy of James Bond. Ernst Stavro Blofeld is the founder and head of the global terrorist organization SPECTRE with aspirations of world domination. He makes anonymous, cameo appearances in From Russia with Love and Thunderball, before appearing as the main antagonist in You Live Only Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and Diamonds Are Forever. He is recognizable for frequently petting his white Persian cat. He also appears in the rebooted series, acting as the main antagonist in Spectre with his organization as the titular supporting antagonists. He was portrayed by the late Donald Pleasence in You Only Live Twice, Telly Savalas in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Charles Gray in Diamonds are Forever, Max van Sydow in Never Say Never Again and Christoph Waltz in Spectre.

Contents Character History in Film Lektor Blofeld makes his first, anonymous appearance in From Russia with Love, on board his private yacht. His face remains unseen, but his hands and his signature white cat remain visible. There he meets with Rosa Klebb , SPECTRE agent number three, and as well as Number Five, the chess master Kronsteen . He had developed a plan to play the Soviet Union off against the west via the theft of the new Lektor decoding device, which was being kept at the Russian embassy in Constantinople. The plan required an embassy worker to contact one of the western powers with a plan to steal the device. Klebb, who had until recently been a high ranking member of the Soviet agency SMERSH, was given the task of choosing the Russian, who would believe they were in fact working for SMERSH. The plan was given a second purpose, revenge on James Bond for killing SPECTRE agent Dr. No . The Russian dupe, Tatiana Romanova, was ordered by Klebb to contact the British secret service and act as if she had fallen in love with Bond from afar, offering to help him steal the Lektor.

The plan was to be carried out, and the duo were shadowed by Red Grant , a SPECTRE assassin also selected by Klebb. However, the plan failed and Bond managed to kill Grant and make off with the Lektor. Blofeld then again called Kronsteen and Klebb before him, where the two respectively blamed the other one for the failure of the operation. Eventually, Blofeld had Kronsteen killed for failing to consider Bond's capabilities. Morzeny , one of Blofeld's henchmen, stabbed Kronsteen with a blade tipped in poison. While Kronsteen died, Blofeld only watched, commenting that one day SPECTRE would have to create a faster working venom. Blofeld then orders Klebb to personally kill Bond, though this too end up in failure as Klebb ends up being killed by Tatiana. Largo and Nassau Blofeld makes his second anonymous appearance in Thunderball. He is seen in SPECTRE's Paris's lair, where he watches as Number Two, Emilio Largo , unveils his personal plan. It involved using plastic surgery, murder, and deceit to hijack a Vulcan bomber carrying two nuclear warheads and conceal the plane underwater near Largo's estate in Nassau, the Bahamas.

SPECTRE would then threaten to detonate warheads over a major US city if they weren't paid millions of dollars. However, then plan fell apart when Bond and an army of frogmen stopped Largo from launching the warheads and when Largo was killed by his mistress. Japan Blofeld makes his next appearance as the main antagonist of You Only Live Twice. Apparently at his wits' end over the failed plots and deaths of Dr. No, Klebb, and Largo, Blofeld decided to operate his next plot personally. He set up his base in the crater of an extinct volcano on an island in Japan. He used this base to launch a rocket ship which had the ability to capture space capsules. Blofeld's intention was to capture both United States and Soviet capsules, getting the superpowers to blame each other. This was supposed to touch off a nuclear war, and in the ensuing chaos, both the U.S. and Soviet Union would fall, leaving SPECTRE to take control of the world. Bond, having faked his death, was sent to investigate.

Bond meets Blofeld face to face Bond managed to infiltrate the volcano lair and tried to get on board the rocket, but a minute error caught Blofeld's attention, and he ordered Bond to be brought to him, instead sending a spare pilot into space. At this point, Blofeld reveals his face, name and plans to Bond, whom he intends to kill after he captures one more space capsule. However, Blofeld orders his henchman Hans to detonate the spaceship, to leave the US and the Soviets no chance but to go to war. When Bond asked Blofeld whether he could smoke a last cigarette Blofeld granted the agent the wish, stating that Bond would surely not die from smoking. However, the cigarette hid a small explosive missile, which Bond aimed at one of his captors. He wrestled free from the other men holding him and managed to open the gate of the volcano base. Though Bond was immediately recaptured, the opening of the gate allowed the head of the Japanese secret service, Tiger Tanaka, and a special unit of ninjas, to infiltrate the base and to attack SPECTRE. Initially believing to be safe from the attackers, Blofeld soon realises that he needs to escape.

He leaves the control room of the base with Osato and Bond, holding the latter at gunpoint. Blofeld opens a secret door, but shoots Osato, claiming that this would be how SPECTRE rewards failure. Taking Bond with him, Blofeld arrives at the railway station he plans to escape with. There, he intends to shoot Bond but Tanaka throws a throwing star from below, causing Blofeld to drop his gun. However, he quickly steps back into the railway cart which drives off, separating Bond from Blofeld. Arriving at an isolated part of the base, Blofeld activates the base's self destruct system before fleeing. Although Blofeld escaped, Bond managed to destroy the rocket remotely before it could capture more astronauts. Piz Gloria Blofeld would return as the main antagonist in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, where he had relocated himself to the treacherous Swiss Alps. Receiving plastic surgery as he had in the past to disguise his identity, he sought to have his noble heritage confirmed, so that he would become recognized as a Baron. He had opened a research clinic known as 'Piz Gloria', which dealt with all menagerie of allergies and illnesses, his business partner, the cold Irma Bunt standing by his side.

An elegant thug, this incarnation of Blofeld invited the interests of his sworn nemesis, James Bond, who discovered that he was seeking to confirm his aristocracy, and so went undercover as the Herald, Sir Hillary Bray, dispatched to spend time with the villain and to determine the authenticity of his claims for greatness. He learned that all of his patients were beautiful women, and fraternizing with a few, Bond discovered they were receiving psychedelic hypnosis as a cure, brainwashing them into believing they were better, besides more obvious physical remedies. Swiftly discovered, Agent 007 found that these were Blofeld's 'Angels of Death', and that he was plotting to use them as plague carriers of a new germ agent he had been perfecting, 'Virus Omega', able to disintegrate all livestock and cereals, a threat he would tempt to bully and blackmail an unsuspecting globe. Giving them parting gifts in the form of make-up kits, these actually contained equipment that would allow him to communicate with the Angels of Death once they had returned to their homes all over the world, telling them how and when they would deploy his secret weapon which had also been concealed in the presents, but only if his demands weren't met.

Blofeld used his hypnosis to ensure they would follow his instructions exactly. The world was petrified by the megalomaniac's plot, but Bond refused to let him win and stormed his base with the help of his captured fiancée's father, a rival of Blofeld's, disguising themselves as a mercy flight for the Red Cross, their helicopters stormed Piz Gloria, and were able to destroy it, while Bond and Blofeld had a bobsled chase, ending with Ernst getting his neck clipped on a tree. After Bond's wedding, a crippled Blofeld would have his revenge, he and Bunt organizing a drive-by shooting that stole Bond's wife, immortalizing their hatred of one another. Nevada/Canberra Blofeld appears again as the main antagonist in Diamonds Are Forever , James Bond searched for Blofeld and found a facility where he was using plastic surgery to create duplicates of himself. Bond pushed one lookalike, whom he thought was the real Blofeld, into super-heated mud, killing him. Blofeld posed as a billionaire, Willard Whyte, seeking out diamonds to power his laser satellite. His henchmen, Mr. Wint and Mr.

Kidd , systematically killed diamond smugglers and stole their diamonds for Blofeld. When Bond entered the Whyte House to confront Whyte, he came face to face with Blofeld and a lookalike. This was the only other Blofeld double, since after the death of the first there were no more volunteers. Bond kicked Blofeld's white cat which one of the Blofelds caught, and Bond, thinking him to be the real Blofeld, shot him. However, both he and the cat turned out to be clones. Blofeld knocked Bond out, and Wint and Kidd placed him in a pipeline to die. He escaped and posed as his henchman, Bert Saxby , and called Blofeld, finding out the real Whyte's location, but Blofeld kidnapped diamond smuggler Tiffany Case, who switched sides when she found out Blofeld was trying to kill her (and who Bond fell in love with). With his laser satellite powered by diamonds, Blofeld destroyed nuclear weapons in the United States, China, and the Soviet Union, and proposed an international auction for global nuclear supremacy. However, Bond, Felix Leiter, and the CIA found Blofeld's base of operations, an oil rig, and attacked it.

Blofeld attempted to escape in a submarine, but Bond took control of it and set it to repeatedly crash into the control room, destroying the base and satellite control. With Blofeld having seemingly perished in the base's destruction, SPECTRE was finally dismantled for good. Death During the opening credits of For Your Eyes Only, a bald man with a white cat is seen wheelchair-bound, wanting revenge against Bond for destroying and shutting down all his major operations and dismantling SPECTRE, determining to finish him off by himself this time. When a helicopter was giving Bond a ride, piloted by one of his men, the bald man electrocuted the pilot and controlled the helicopter with a console attached to his wheelchair. After toying with Bond, the bald man tried to crash the helicopter, but Bond regained control of the helicopter, picked up the bald man with the helicopter's landing skid while his cat ran off in fear. Bond then proceeds to drop the bald man down an industrial chimney, presumably killing him. It is assumed that this bald man is Blofeld, having become wheelchair-bound following the injuries he sustained in Diamonds Are Forever and still possessing his white cat.

However, it isn't clear whether or not this actually is him despite the clues that would suggest so, and simply adds more mystery to the real Blofeld's ultimate fate. For Your Eyes Only features a different antagonist in the main plot, and the bald man is not credited or identified by name due to the legal disputes over the Thunderball film. Never Say Never Again Max von Sydow as Blofeld in Never Say Never Again, a non-canonical remake of Thunderball. In the non-Eon remake of Thunderball, entitled Never Say Never Again, Blofeld serves as the Bigger Bad/tertiary antagonist and is portrayed by Max von Sydow. Here, Blofeld is tall, thin, and bearded, with a European accent more in keeping with the character as presented in From Russia With Love and Thunderball. In the film, Blofeld once serves as the head of SPECTRE, and has had one of his agents, Jack Petachi, undergo an operation on his right eye to make it match the retinal pattern of the US President, which he uses to circumvent iris recognition security at an American military base in England.

While doing so, he has his lieutenant Maximillian Largo replace the dummy warheads in two cruise missiles with live nuclear warheads; SPECTRE then try to use the warheads to extort billions of dollars from NATO governments. However, Bond manages to foil the plot, and Largo is killed. SPECTRE's and Blofeld's fates after that remain unknown. Reboot Series Trivia All Blofeld's interpretations through years. Blofeld inspired many villains, most notably Dr. Evil in Austin Powers. Dr. Evil bears a strong resemblance to Blofeld as portrayed by the late Donald Pleasence in You Only Live Twice, and has a cat named Mr. Bigglesworth (who later loses all his hair). Other villains inspired by him include Dr. Claw (whose face is not seen in his first scene and has a white cat), and Giovanni (mainly his Anime appearance, whose face is also not seen until near the end of Season 1, his Persian acting as a counterpart to Blofeld's cat).

In the Alex Rider series the villain Julia Rothman comments that if real life was as black and white as films, she would be sitting in a chair with a white cat and a scar down her cheek, referencing Blofeld. Blofeld is different in the novels, he is portrayed as a master of ninja combat, and he has a castle in Japan. As in the films, he kills Tracy, but Bond actually manages to avenge his wife by actually killing Blofeld by strangling him. Author Ian Fleming reportedly took the name from a casino member, and thought the name alone sounded evil. Producer Harry Sullivan initially cast Czech actor Jan Werich as Blofeld in You Only Live Twice, though producer Albert R. Broccoli and director Lewis Sullivan considered him a poor choice, calling him a "poor, benevolent Santa Claus". He was subsequently replaced by Donald Pleasence, though some of Wercihs scenes were still used in the film (scenes where Blofeld is shown with a full head of hair before his face is revealed). Blofeld has many different appearances and voices due to being portrayed by different actors. Although his face is not seen in From Russia with Love, he is depicted with slick dark hair.

His head is never seen in Thunderball, and he is bald with a scar on his face in You Only Live Twice, with a higher voice. His voice becomes deeper again in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, talking a different way, and he loses his scar. He has white hair in Diamonds are Forever. His face is never seen in For Your Eyes Only, but his appearance and voice are similar to You Only Live Twice. Due to his record number of appearances as a villain within the Bond series (seven in the mainstream series, eight if you include Never Say Never Again), the murder of Bond's wife and their unparalleled level of personal rivalry, Blofeld is widely accepted by fans as 007's archenemy. 007 Villains Main Villains More Actors Have Played Blofeld Than Bond | James Bond, Declassified: 50 Things You Didn't Know About 007 | TIME.com More Actors Have Played Blofeld Than Bond By Lily Rothman @lilyrothman Sept.

28, 2012 Everett Donald Pleasence as Blofeld Not that there’s any villain who can match James Bond — but if there were, it would be Ernst Stavro Blofeld, inspiration to cat-stroking villains everywhere. Blofeld runs SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion), the organized-crime/terrorism group out to get Bond. Blofeld first shows up in the Thunderball novel, where Fleming gave him the birthday of 5/28/1908 and the background story that he was a Polish-born government worker who sold secrets in the years around WWII. (MORE: Blofeld and nine other big, bad, bald villains ) Blofeld’s looks continually changed throughout the Bond films. His face is never seen in From Russia with Love, when he and his cat make their first onscreen appearances, and it’s shown to Thunderball viewers only for a moment. When Blofeld is seen in full, his hair, eyes and scarring vary from movie to movie. Unlike with Bond, the changes get an explanation: massive plastic surgery, according to Diamonds Are Forever.

Of course, a more literal reason for his changing looks is that Blofeld has been played by more actors than Bond has: seven in total since From Russia with Love, Thunderball and For Your Eyes Only all have two different people portraying the badass baldie — one for his voice and one for his body. James Bond 007 :: MI6 - The Home Of James Bond MI6 looks back at the seven actors who have each portrayed James Bond's deadliest villain - Ernst Stavro Blofeld... The Actors Who Played Blofeld 31st July 2005 From the beginning, there are certain elements that have made the world of James Bond fascinating, and have brought fans back time and again: fast cars, sexy girls, cool gadgets, plenty of martinis (shaken, not stirred), and, of course, insanely over-the-top villains! Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s one megalomaniac dominated the underworld of the James Bond universe – Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Seen first as the head of the evil organization known as SPECTRE (The SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, Extortion), and then apparently striking out on his own, Blofeld or his minions faced off against James Bond more times than any other villain. Now MI6 looks back at the actors who shaped the Blofeld legacy... Although Dr. No introduced filmgoers to SPECTRE in 1962, it was a year later before fans met “Number One” (Blofeld). In From Russia With Love , the role of Blofeld was portrayed by two actors. Anthony Dawson was shown on camera stroking a white Angora cat, but it was Eric Pohlman who provided the chilling voice of the character. Anthony Dawson was born 18 October 1916 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He began acting in the 1940s, and was often cast as sadistic characters. Bond fans first saw Anthony Dawson as Professor Dent in Dr.

No, but since Dawson’s face was not shown during From Russia With Love, he was able to fool audiences, and the credit even listed “Ernst Blofeld” as being played by “?” in an attempt to make the character that much more mysterious. Dawson would again reprise his role as the figure of Blofeld two years later in Thunderball , but again it was not his voice that audiences heard. Beyond Bond: After Bond, Dawson’s career never fully flourished. He did several Italian films, including a 1967 film called OK Connery (a.k.a. Operation Double 007 or Operation Kid Brother), which, coincidentally, starred Sean Connery’s younger brother, Neil, along with several other actors who appeared in Bond films, including Daniela Bianchi, Adolfo Celi, Bernard Lee, and Lois Maxwell. Dawson continued acting all his life, last appearing in the miniseries “Selling Hitler” in 1991. Dawson finally died of cancer in Sussex, England on 8 January 1992.

Eric Pohlmann, who provided the voice for Blofeld in From Russia With Love and Thunderball, was born 18 July 1913 in Vienna, Austria. Pohlmann studied at Max Reinhard School before becoming a stage entertainer in the 1930s. He met his wife, Liselotte Goettinger, on stage, and they were married after escaping to London in 1939. Pohlmann appeared often on stage and in television throughout his career, and began doing films in the late 1940s. He also guest starred in a few episodes of “The Saint” (starring Roger Moore), and one episode of “The Avengers” (which among other Bond-related names, starred Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg). Beyond Bond: Pohlmann’s love appeared to be for the stage, and he returned to Germany and Austria for several stage performances throughout the years after 1965. Sadly, his wife, Liselotte, died of a heart attack in September 1968.

Pohlmann continued doing stage, TV, and film appearances, though, and most notably landed roles in Inspector Clouseau (1968) and The Return of the Pink Panther (1975). Then, like his wife, Eric Pohlmann suffered a fatal heart attack on 25 July 1979, during final rehearsals for his 2nd appearance at the Salzburg Festival in Bavaria, Germany. Leading up to the release of You Only Live Twice , Bond producers announced that audiences would finally get to see the face of Ernst Stavro Blofeld. But the face fans saw in the film was not the face originally cast for the role. Czech actor Jan Werich was originally cast as Blofeld . Some sources claim that Werich became ill at the time of shooting, and had to retire from the picture because of this illness. Other sources – including director Lewis Gilbert – claim that the filmmakers simply realized that Werich was not right for the part. Regardless of the reason, Werich shot scenes as Blofeld for only five days before he was replaced by Donald Pleasence. Donald Pleasence was born 5 October 1919 in Worksop, England.

Pleasence took public speaking classes as a child, and began his acting career in a 1939 production of Wuthering Heights. He took a break from acting, however, when he joined the Royal Air Force during WWII. His plane was shot down, and he spent a year in a German POW camp. After the war, Pleasance returned to acting, and became one of Britain’s most popular actors, doing numerous stage and television performances, and acting in 145 films over the span of his career. Beyond Bond: Donald Pleasance was married four times and had five daughters (two by his first wife, two by his second wife, one by his third wife, and no children by his fourth wife). Besides his appearance as Blofeld in You Only Live Twice, Donald Pleasance is most recognized for his recurring role as Dr. Sam Loomis in the famed Halloween series. Pleasance died on 2 February 1995 in St. Paul de Vence, France, after complications from heart-valve replacement surgery. In On Her Majesty’s Secret Service , producers wanted to have a more active Blofeld , so they cast American actor Telly Savalas in the role.

Telly Savalas was born on 21 January 1924 in Garden City, New York. His birth name was Aristotelis Savalas. Savalas studied psychology at Columbia University before he dropped out to serve in WWII. He was injured in the line of duty, and received a Purple Heart upon discharge. In the 1950s, Savalas hosted his own talk show for ABC Radio before finally turning to acting at the age of 35. Beyond Bond: Savalas played several villainous characters over the years, but besides his role as Blofeld in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Telly Savalas is perhaps best known as Lt. Theo Kojak, appearing in the TV movie, The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973). This movie launched the TV series “Kojak”, which ran from 1973 to 1978, and spawned seven more Kojak TV movies. Unfortunately, Savalas contracted bladder cancer in the ‘90s, and he died in Universal City, California on 22 January 1994, just one day after his 70th birthday.

In 1971, Blofeld got a makeover when he was portrayed by Charles Gray in Diamonds Are Forever . Charles Gray had been previously introduced to Bond fans as Dikko Henderson , one of Bond’s allies who had been killed by one of Blofeld’s men in You Only Live Twice. This makes Gray one of the few actors who have played both an ally and a villain in the James Bond universe. Although Gray’s Blofeld bore little physical resemblance to previous Blofeld incarnations, Bond instantly recognized the villain with the white Angora cat, and Blofeld’s evil plot was just as devious as ever. Beyond Bond: Charles Gray was born 29 August 1928 in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. His birth name was Donald Marshall Gray, but when he left his job as a clerk for a real-estate agent to become a Shakespearean stage actor at the age of 24, Gray had a difficult time making a name for himself. There was already a well-known British actor named Donald Gray, so he performed briefly under the name “Oliver Gray”, and was sometimes credited as “Charles D. Gray” (to avoid confusion with American actor Charles H. Gray) before settling on “Charles Gray”.

Over the years, Charles Gray found his niche, though, often playing authority figures and villains. Besides Blodeld, Gray was best known for his roles as Mycroft Holmes in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1978) and as the criminologist/narrator in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Gray continued acting, and was last seen in the made-for-TV movie, Longitude (2000). Charles Gray died of cancer on 7 March 2000 in London, England. After Diamonds Are Forever, legal issues between Eon Productions and Kevin McClory, who worked on the original script for Thunderball with Ian Fleming in the 1950s, forced Blofeld to retire from the official series. Blofeld made an unofficial return to the Eon series ten years later, though, in the opening sequences of For Your Eyes Only in 1981, when John Hollis portrayed a faceless, wheelchair-bound, bald man with a white Angora cat.

It is clear that this character was intended to be Blofeld – the technique of hiding the character’s face evokes memories of Blofeld’s early appearances, and the wheelchair is an allusion to the events of OHMSS – but for legal reasons, his name was never mentioned in the film, nor was it listed in the film’s credits. Beyond Bond: John Hollis was born in 1935 in London, England. Not much is known about his personal life, but in addition to James Bond, Hollis has also made appearances in the Superman and Star Wars franchises, and also made an uncredited appearance in 1967’s unofficial Bond film, Casino Royale. Using his rights to Thunderball, Kevin McClory made the unofficial Bond film, Never Say Never Again, starring Sean Connery, in 1983. McClory’s version of Ernst Stavro Blofeld was played by Swedish legend, Max von Sydow. Again, the white cat was present, but this time, Blofeld’s appearance is reminiscent of the version first intended with Jan Werich, with grey hair and a goatee. Max von Sydow was born 29 April 1929 in Lund, Sweden.

As a teenager, von Sydow and some of his friends founded an amateur theatre company, and later he attended The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In 1955, he moved to Malmö, where he met and began working with Ingmar Bergman, and his career really began to take off as he starred in Oscar-winning films produced by Bergman. Von Sydow went on to since star in such classics as The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and The Exorcist (1973), and more recently in blockbusters like Judge Dredd (1995) and Minority Report (2002). Beyond Bond: Bond producers originally asked Max von Sydow to play Dr. No, but he declined that offer. But besides portraying Ernst Stavro Blofeld in Never Say Never Again, Max von Sydow also has the distinction of having worked alongside at least two previous Blofeld actors. First, he played alongside John Hollis in Flash Gordon (1980), and then he worked with Telly Savalas in the made-for-TV movie, Kojak: The Belarus File (1985) Year Portrayed Blofeld

Question: What is Blofeld’s christian name in the Bond films
Answer: Ernst